back to tutor the 3 boys after so long. was expecting a long night, but it turned out that the boys always manage to make my day somehow.

cynthia, the new volunteer who is partnering with me in the tutoring of the 3 boys, made me realise that ernest actually doesnt know his alphabets. and he is already in sec 1 NT.

and arthur told me that actually all along, C, D, E and T sounds the same to him.

so spend the last half hr doing some lip reading. tried the "air" method also by talking to arthur's back of hand to help him get a feel of how the alphabets should be pronounced.

arthur is getting more conscious of himself. he really wants to pronounce each and every single word correctly. probably he is in a hearing environment now, and he is feeling the pressure to speak correctly. and perhaps even interactions with girls as well.

boys his age. tsk.

arthur is considered the lucky one already. the other 2's hearing cant be compared to his, and hence their pronounciation pales in comparison too.

nevertheless, i pray that they will thrive in this hearing environment and fend for themselves. really.